IDRC June Newsletter

July Monthly Webinar!

Webinar time: July 11th at 11 PST, 12 MST, 1 CST, 2 EST

Recruiting New Populations

into MEP

The demographics of farmworkers across the country continue to change. During this webinar we will discuss some of those changes as well as strategies and ideas on how to reach out to new populations, understanding refugee trends and the importance of being culturally aware as well as ideas on how to increase your IDR efforts in order to work with new populations.

us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4xoRtUR1RES0SzS3KTkDLw

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Have you registered yet?

15 Spots remaining for the Recruiter Invitational in September!

To reserve a spot registration reservations have to be made via credit card at the link below. Once we receive payment we will send a registration form to fill out for the participant as well as the hotel link.

Pay for your registration here. Once there are no more spots remaining we will close this page.

New Resource!

Access our new Farmer/ Producer Webpage

Make sure to bookmark this page and share your ideas about it. It was designed to be a marketing tool to share with farmers and agriculture producers. All MEP staff can use and share it. We are working to provide tools that help open doors when working to develop partnerships with Agriculture Entities. Here is the direct link. Take a look around on the site.

https://www.idr-consortium.net/Agriculture%20site/index.html

Test Your Knowledge

Read through this scenario to answer the questions below. Later this month we will send the answers!

Jake, his wife, Betsy, and their two children, Chad (12 years old) and Tommy (14 years old), moved from Olympia, Washington, to Sitka, Alaska, on May 25, 2022. Soon after their arrival, Jake found work at a salmon fishery processing plant.

On July 30, 2022, the family moved to Yakima, Washington, because the salmon season was over. Soon after the move, Jake found work picking apples at one of the local orchards. After the apple season ended, the family moved to Hood River, Oregon, on September 3, 2022. Soon after they arrived, Jake applied at a cherry cannery to sort cherries but was rejected the position because they already had all the workers they needed. Therefore, Jake worked in construction instead.

On December 1, 2022, the family went to Bakersfield, California, to visit Betsy’s brother, and while visiting, Betsy’s brother was involved in a car accident, incapacitating him. This led to the family to extend their stay to care for him. On February 10, 2023, Jake obtained a job raking pine straw while Betsy cared for her brother.